Asellus
Genus of crustaceans
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Asellus is a genus of freshwater isopod crustaceans in the family Asellidae.[1] Species of the genus are native to Europe, Asia and Alaska.[2] Members of the genus are commonly called waterlouse or waterslaters, among other names.[3] They are found in canals, lakes, ponds, and other slow-moving water environments.
| Asellus | |
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| Asellus aquaticus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Asellidae |
| Genus: | Asellus Geoffroy, 1762 |
| Type species | |
| Oniscus aquaticus | |
Species
Asellus is divided into three subgenera which contain the following species:[1][a]
Asellus (Asellus) Geoffroy, 1762
- Asellus amamiensis Matsumoto, 1961
- Asellus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Asellus balcanicus Karaman, 1952
- Asellus epimeralis Birstein, 1947
- Asellus ezoensis Matsumoto, 1962
- Asellus hyugaensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus ismailsezarii Malek-Hosseini, Jugovic, Fatemi & Douady, 2022[4]
- Asellus kosswigi Verovnik, Prevorcnik & Jugovic, 2009
- Asellus kumaensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus levanidovorum Henry & Magniez, 1995
- Asellus monticola Birstein, 1932
- Asellus musashiensis Matsumoto, 1961
- Asellus primoryensis Henry & Magniez, 1993
- Asellus shikokuensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus tamaensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus turanaicus Sidorov & Prevorčnik, 2016
- Asellus hilgendorfii Bovallius, 1886
Asellus (Arctasellus) Henry & Magniez, 1995
- Asellus alaskensis Bowman & Holmquist, 1975[5]
- Asellus birsteini Levanidov, 1976
- Asellus latifrons Birstein, 1947
Asellus (Mesoasellus) Birstein, 1939
- Asellus dybowskii Semenkevich, 1924
Notes
- A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Asellus.